HP XPWatch and HP XPSketch Reference Guide

• Nicknames can be provided to the host groups for easy identification
• Command-line tool with easy-to-use selection menu
• Configuration changes that are reflected with every fresh run
• Small footprint and easy to execute, does not require any special installation
For more information on installing the HP XP7 Performance Advisor, see the HP XP7 Performance
Advisor Installation Guide.
HP XPWatch environment
For information on the list of supported platforms, see the latest HP XP7 Performance Advisor
Software OS Support Matrix available at www.hp.com/go/PerformanceAdvisor-support-docs.
Functional representation
Figure 1 shows the functional representation of HP XPWatch.
Figure 1 Working of HP XPWatch
The default mode in which the HP XPWatch executes is the Interactive mode. In addition, the CLI
mode is also available, where you can directly execute commands in the command prompt window
to view the same data that is otherwise displayed when HP XPWatch is executed using the Interactive
method. For more information, see Executing commands in Interactive mode.
HP XPWatch environment 7